Photo Credit: C.E. Ayr
Frank said he’d show them. They didn’t know what to expect.
There had been noises coming out of Frank’s garage for the last month. Scraping sounds. Creaks and screeching. Odd lights that did not seem electrical. Scents of things they could not place.
“That’s what happens when you indulge a grown man’s folly,” Mirabelle scowled, bestowing wisdom and a sharp tongue on the gathered neighbors. “Tinkering about instead of doing an honest day’s work.”
Rebecca raised an eyebrow in Dave’s direction and he swallowed a laugh. He had no intention of having his wife succeed in making Mirabelle turn her bottomless well of ire onto him.
“He found it,” Tommy whispered. The towheaded boy lived across the street from Frank and was known to make extensive use of binoculars, not always for savory pursuits.
Dave tilted his head in quasi-invitation.
“In the bog. A round thing. Egg-like. Didn’t sound this big before, though,” Tommy fidgeted.
The racket grew and the assembled quieted. Slowly the garage door rose. Something labored out, scraping massive claws on the driveway’s concrete.
Rebecca gasped. Mirabelle fainted. Frank hung back.
Reptilian eyes regarded them, assessing. As food or foe, Dave was not so sure.
For the Sunday Photo Fiction Challenge
Na'ama Yehuda 
I think it’s a very good possibility they will be food, as Frank hangs back. I think I might run. Entertaining story with interesting characters. =)
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Yeah … if so … and with Mirabelle already … um … ‘served on a platter’ maybe they should make the most of the time they have to skedaddle … 😉
That is, unless the creature opens his mouth and starts speaking … in which case there may be more fainted people about … 😉
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There’s always that one neighbor making strange putzing-around sounds in their garages. But I’ve never heard of one that turned out to be a dragon — fun idea! Although for Mirabelle’s sake (given that she’s passed out and can’t run), I hope it’s not hungry!
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LOL! Yeah, for her sake I hope so, too!
As for the neighbor making odd noises in their garage … thank goodness most of them aren’t working on raising dragons. 🙂
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This was wonderfully done, Na’ama. Not because it is evil, but it must survive. And Mirabelle is easy pickings…
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🙂 Thanks, Dale.
Well, whatever it is and wherever it came from … Mirabelle is easy pickings at the moment … and I am not sure many neighbors would dillydally to lug her outta’ there. Makes one think if Frank, perhaps, holds some grudges … Or … 😉
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Survival of the fittest, and all that… Ain’t got no time to be picking up fragile females.
Frank may not be on the up and up…
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Yep, there’s that. Also, Dave has Rebecca to make sure gets home safely, and possibly an eye to spare to send Tommy across the street to the safety of his room (and his binoculars, if he is intent on ‘witnessing’ anything). I don’t know who else was out there, and if they have … um … ties … to Mirabelle (though I don’t think many would be too sad to have her lashing tongue stop it’s litany) and would feel … obligated … to cart her away. Though, in the fright of the moment … who knows? 😉
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You are soooo bad!
And funny 😉
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😀 Dunnow what you talkin’ bout … 😉
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Uh huh. Right. 😶🙄😉
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Yah, adjusting my halo … 😉
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Yeah. Ya better… it’s a little “off-side” 😉😂
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I know … it is WAY overdue for a good cleaning … Once in a while it is important to let the halo (and the noggin) get some air … 😉 Usually I’m a very miss-goody-two-shoes, so some of my friends know to ask me (sometimes, when I’m … um … off-side) if my halo is at the cleaners … 😉
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Goody-Not-Two-Shoes… coz all good and no wicked (just a li’l) is boring…
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Yep, and me do not like boring … 😉 Hence the company I keep … blogging included … 😉
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I just can’t imagine you would… like boring, that is.
So… following my New Yawk post… Imma be counting on you as tour guide 😉
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Imma be happy to be a tour guidesstess … 😉
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Imma hold you to it!
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He created a metal reptile or a real one?
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I don’t know if it is safe to get close enough to find out … 😉
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He looks fierce, but perhaps he’d be more curious than predatory. Maybe he’d sniff around everyone and blow some flames and then head off into the neighborhood to explore!
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Perhaps … And perhaps it will open its mouth and speak greetings from another realm … For the sake of Mirabelle, I hope you are right … 😉
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Great work! A clockwork dragon. I enjoyed your excellent take on the prompt. 😊
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Thank you, John! 🙂
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Yay! Go dragon!
Let’s hope he munches a few of these unlikeable folks!
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LOL. We shall see what will be, eh? 😉 Not holding high hopes for Mirabelle … 😉
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Scary 😊 well written.
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Thank you Mukhamani! 🙂
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